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Living in Data
224 pages
A provocative and eye-opening journey into the invisible numbers that shape our social reality.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like putting on a new pair of glasses that suddenly makes the invisible architecture of our modern world visible. It moves at a brisk, engaging pace, driven by a provocative and inquisitive tone that constantly challenges how we think about numbers. The mood is deeply intellectual yet grounded in human reality, balancing the coldness of statistics with the warmth of social inquiry. Through an example-laden prose style, the text translates complex quantitative research and big data into accessible, eye-opening revelations. It is a perfect fit for curious minds who want to understand the profound ways information behavior and data visualization intersect with our daily lives and shape our collective future.
- Mood
- intellectual
- curious
- revelatory
- Tone
- provocative
- inquisitive
- analytical
- thoughtful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the social impact of big data · humanizing statistics · the power of information visualization · our relationship with numbers
- The writing
- Clear, example-laden, and provocative, translating complex quantitative concepts into accessible social inquiries.
- The arc
- Moves from a baseline curiosity about numbers to a profound, eye-opening awareness of how data shapes society.
- Who it's for
- Curious minds fascinated by the intersection of technology, mathematics, and human behavior who want to understand the invisible forces shaping modern life.
About the book
"A provocative, eye-opening, example-laden exploration of our current and future relationship with data"--
Description from Open Library.
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